Example sentences of "[vb base] an [noun] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Say an Act of Contrition now , and I 'll give you absolution . ’ |
| 2 | Like Palumbo , they embody an image of developers both more friendly and more respectable : Bradman is a prominent Friend of the Earth ; Lipton is a member of the Royal Fine Arts Committee . |
| 3 | The actions of Timex in Dundee exude an air of pre-meditation rather reminiscent of Rupert Murdoch 's at Wapping : even down to the fortified perimeter installed by the new management team after it took over 18 months ago . |
| 4 | I think you probably need an element of nastiness somewhere if you 're going to be a winner … you have to want to be the best . |
| 5 | We have an embarrassment of riches here ! |